September 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN and COUNCILLORS ARE SUMMONED to attend a meeting of Market Rasen Town Council, on Wednesday 9th September 2026 at 7.00pm to be held in the Committee Room of the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT.
Members of the public and the press are invited to attend. This is a public meeting which may be filmed, recorded, and published.
Signed: A Driver (Town Clerk)
Date: 4th September 2026
AGENDA
1.Open Meeting
The Chairman to welcome those attending and make any announcements
2.Apologies
To receive apologies and resolve to accept valid reasons for absence.
3.Public Forum
Resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of ten minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council.
4.Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests.
Councillors may make a declaration of interest at this point and during the course of the meeting.
5.Minutes
To receive as a correct record the draft notes of the Extraordinary Town Council meeting held on the 19th August 2026
6.To receive the District and County Councillor update.
7.Co-option Application
To consider application received and invite applicant to address the Council in support of their application.
a)To vote and resolve on the co-option of the applicant.
8.Resolve for the clerk to submit a full grant application to the Community Facilities Fund at WLDC for the development and refurbishment of Festival Hall.
9.To receive a progress update on the draft Strategic Plan.
10.To note correspondence received and approve any actions
a. Lincoln and Lindsay Blind Society.
b. Round Table Bell Park Regeneration.
11.To consider the proposal and quotation for the provision of a new, fully compliant and accessible website and supporting .gov.uk services along with Microsoft Office services for the council.
12.To receive an update on events that have taken place since the last full meeting of the council.
13.Market Rasen Cultural and Leisure Events for 2027
For discussion and noting as any associated cost will be considered and agreed as part of the 2027/2028 budget.
14.Resolve the replacement of The Mayor’s Chain of Office.
15.Finance
a. Resolve accounts for payment.
b. Resolve to accept the 2026/27 bank reconciliation(s) for July and August and associated bank balances presented and petty cash.
c. To approve the purchase of a new extending ladder.
16.Planning - access applications via: https://westlindsey-publicportal.statmap.co.uk/horizoNext/publicportal
To resolve responses to new planning and tree application received since the last meeting of the Town Council and any new applications received since the publication of the agenda.
a. Application Number: WL/2026/00754 – Proposal for the change of use from agricultural land to create menage for equestrian use. Location: Pasture Lane, Farm Pasture Lane, Market Rasen LN8 3DT
b. Application Number: WL/2026/00775 – Proposal for the installation of 2no. air source heat pump compounds. Location: De Aston School Willingham Road Market Rasen LN8 3RF